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Date: | Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:24:11 -0800 |
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PCB Designers,
What were/are the motivations for putting the center point (0,0) of a
thru-hole footprint at pin #1 instead of the body center like an SMD?
Do the original reasons still exist today?
Thank you,
Kevin L. Seaman
OrCAD CIS & Allegro PCB Library Liaison
Sr. Staff PCB Layout Engineer
Broadcom Corp. Irvine, CA
(949) 926-5656 (ext. 65656)
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